Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES,

Senate Several bills of local impor-
tance were concurred in. Senate bill No
2S4 to establish the rates for passenger
fares on railroads operated in the state,
coming up for third reading, general
discussion was had. The bill calls for
two cents per mile passenger fare and
was reported by committee for indefinite
postponement. Senator Cooper, James
and Ginty opposed It's passage and on the
ayes and noes being called for the bill
ana amendment was laid on the table by
a vote of 90 to 10. At the evening ses
sion perfect deluge of reports from
special and standing committees was
made which was about all the work done.
HouSe-Speaker Mills presented the
following memorial, endorsed by the 21st
annual encampment of the Wisconsin de-
partment of the g. A. r. and passage of
same recommended by them: To prohibit
and punish the unauthorized wearing or
improper use of the badge or badges of
the Grand Army of the Republic. To
provide for the burial of he body of any
hsnorably discharged ex-union soldier,
sailor or mariner who shall hereafter die
a resident of this state not leaving money
sufficient to defray funeral expenses, and
to repeal chapter is, laws of Wisconsin
for the year 1885, relating thereto. To
provide for the raising of tax of
one-ffth of one mill, in addition to all
other taxes, to be used for the relief of
INDECENT ex-unlon soldiers, sailors and
mariners and their INDECENT wives, wild
ows and minor children, and also an
amendment providing that the benefits
contemplated by SAID bill should be addi-
tional to all other benefits provided for
all citizens by law. Providing for the
temporary relief of ex-union soldiers,
sailors and mariners and their INDECENT
wives, widows and minor children with
out requiring them to go to the poor or
aims houses. To amend section POOP, re-
vised statutes, so as to enable posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic to become
bodies corporate the same as similar So
c1eties, and extending to them the privi-
leges and benefits of said section POOP. A
large number of bills of local importance
only were concurred in, and large num-
Der passed.
WEDNESDAY, March 80.
Senate.-The senate got down to bust
ness to-day and ground out goodly
amount of work. A large batch of bills
were passed, many indefinitely postponed
and but few concurred in. Assembly bill
No. 500, to amend chapter 81, of the re-
vised statutes of 1873, relating to rail
roads, by adding a new section to be num-
bered 1913 Am addition to the license
fee provided to be paid in section 1918,
all railroads shall furnish free transporta-
tion to all members of the legislature and
the officers thereof, state officers, Judges
of courts of record and sheriffs of this
state during their term of office-having
been called up, a motion to indefinitely
postpone was discussed at length and
warmly. The motion to indefinitely post
pone was finally carried. Ayes, 81; noes
l. A motion of Senator Erwin buried
the bill for this season.
House-The assembly held three ses-
| sions to-day and business has commenc-
ed in dead earnest. Among other bills
| concurred in is one requiring that all
| the bodies of all INDECENT ex-union sol
diers shall be inferred at the public ex
| pense of not to exceed S35 for each in
| terment. Also one providing that any
! graduate of the pedagogical department
| of the state university shall be entitled
| to teachers certificate, entiuing him
to teach in any public school of the state
providing he has taught for a period OF
eight months after receiving his diplom;
and is duly qualified in the judgement
| of the state superintendent to teach
| The bill to establish the Wisconsin State
| Agricultural School and to appropriat.
money therefor was indefinitely post
Poned by vote of 50 to 16.
THURSDAY, March. 3i.s
Sendte-The govener sent in the ap
pointment of ". W. Reed of Jefferson,
member of the state hoard of charitie
and reform which was confirmed. 4 fey
bills were passed and a large numbe
concurred in among the more importan
being: To amend section 1910, of tn
revised statutes. relating to lands sold 70
taxes. To repeal chapter 291 of the Law
of 1885, and chapter 16O of the laws o
1888, and to re-enHct, with certain amend
ments, chapter 6S, of the revised statutes
relating to auctions and auctioneers. I,
amend section 2622 of the revise-
statutes, entitled, ''of the place of tria
of civil actions Sen. WiduIe move,
that the vote by which assembly bill Nc
622, to amend section 1890 of the revise,
statutes, in relation to obscene and Grim
inal literature, was ordered to a thir,
reading, be reconsidered. Carried; an
the bill was, on motion, indefinitely pos.
poned-
Hoase-But few bills were csnc1rre,
IN, the most important one being bl
making the standard cranberry barre
22a inches nigh 16l inches in diamete
and making the standard bushel crate 2